Fire-cracker.



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LOUS NORDLINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,SSXGNOR T0 THE NORDLNGER- 'CHARLTON FIREW'ORKS COMPANY, 0F SAME PLACE.

rane-cenone SPECEFICATO forming part of Lettere Patent No. 634,180, dated ctober 3, 189.9."

Application led January 27, 3.398. Serial No. 668,1ll.. @lo model.)

To @ZZ- whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis NosnLiNonr., a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Fire-Crackers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved charge and stern in fire-crackers :o and the like which may be used with the ordinary form of cracker shell or body, or preferably a shell or body Whiehis substantially tubular in form and having a chamber to rereceive the explosive charge, the ends of the body being contracted to substantially close or choke said chamber, so as to retain the charge and resist the sudden exit of the explosive. The stem and charge of explosive are 'preferably found in a single structure l2o which is adapted to fit within the body or chamber' of a fire-cracker or other analogous firework. ln carrying out this portion of my invention `I provide a structure of inflammable material, such as paper, having au enlarged chamber to receive a' charge and au attenuated or reduced portion or stem extending therefrom in tubular form and con-` taining powder that is in communication with said charge.l l 3o Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, whereiu-' Figure l is a side elevation of a nre-cracker embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof, and Fig. 23 is a side elevation 315 otl the combined charge and stem structure. In the accompanying drawings, in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding part-s inthe seyeral views, l indi- Cates the body portion of a nre-cracker. By 4o preference this body is madc of one or more eonvolutions or windings of paper or other suitable material 2.v form to produce a chamber 3 to receive an explosive charge 4. At one or both ends of the chamber the body 4 is contracted to substantially close the ends of said chamber, whereby necks or chokes 5 are produced to confine the charge 4.

5o by wetting or dampening the l'material 2 and then compressing the same in annular form It is made in tubular- 'lhis contraction ofvthe body l to form the chokes 5 maybe mader or circuinferentially, thus forming the annular chokes 5 and external grooves 6.

ln making the ire-cracker the charge i is .placedwithin the body l while the latter is 5 5v in tubularvforin and the stem 7 connected h with said charge, and then the ends of theY chamber 3 are closedin manner set forth.

it is elear`that my improved charge and stem may be employed in" any desirable form, 6o. but l prefer the form illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 ior manifest reasons.

in my improved form of charge and stem they are both madein a single structure, as follows: Ltake paper or other suitable in- Flammable material and wind itin such manner as to produce an enlarged portion or pocket 8, and at the ends of said pocket the j material is Wound in considerably smaller or attenuated 'form to provide the stem 7, and 7o'v said pocket and steml are {illed with a proper explosive-such, for instance, as gunpowder., A pocket and stem thus formed and charged are then placed in the body l, as shown in LFig. 2, and the chokes 5 formed at the ends 75 of such pocket or charge to confine the same within the body of the lire-cracker.

Asindicated in Fig. 3, the chartres and stems are made iu continuous or long lengths, and then the'stems are severed between two of So such pockets, whereby a pocket or charge and an attached stem are formed suitable for an individual fire-cracker.

The'paper -or other inflammable material to form the pocket S and stem 7 is shown ar- 85 ranged in spiral form and arranged to bring one stem 7 between two pockets 8, or vice versa. Of course by makingthese pockets and stems in long continuous ,lengths it is cheaper than making each pocket and stem 9o independently; but it will be understood that the latter course may be pursued, if desired.

it is evident that a neck 5, such as described, may be provided at one end of the body l and the opposite end plugged or choked in any ordinary or suitable man-ner.

I do not limit my invention to the precise details of construction shown and described, as they may be varied without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, it is xo; not essential to the formation of the combined stem aud charge, although highlyde-I Slfllle, that ille sein porion simil contain an eggiloeive, es such siem may; be impregnated ,"vli Sonie liiglilyeombnsliibl'emateriel es a. subetiiue for the powder and the laitier oined from'tha portion.

v @ving nowfdescribed my linfontiongwlit ...lL-, re-crecker comprising L bodyliaving.

'e' elembe'r for an explosive charge, an explovsive within seid chamber, a stem leading; from 'saidexplosiie and cirolii f at hevends 'of the eimrge to confine the lzinicr in lhe body, substantially as described.

8. A. irefcrecker comprising a body coin'- poeed'of one olinore wimlings orconvolniions of material having a chamber for :in explosive charge, .anemiosive thercimn stem con neoied with said explosive, and a choking neck or contraction nt [lio end ol said chambei formed by mi annular depression in the l Walls of seid body, substantially :is described.

4'. A ire-ereeker comprising a body having el ehamber for en explosive charge, and a pocket for a charge and stem connected with said body,sa.id pocket and stem being in a single str ueture,'.l1e pocket of said structure theteontins ehe charge being of greener aree than ille stem portion, substantially as de seroed.l

.5; A charge and. siem forza, Firefox-ecker con1- Echi. n". my A n N r .traction iorm ed mi he body of the nre-cracker prising n pocket for: the 'charge imvingiits welle and two endslinte'grnl and a. reduced orl attenuated portion for the sterxz,ell made' in e' single structure and filled with en eXplosive, substantially as described..

if H. Achel-ge and stem for fire-cracker oomprising a pocket, and a, reduced or attenuated stein .portion composed of inflammable ma teriiilinade in 'e single structure and filled with en explosive, snb'stantielly'as described.

7. -A charge and stein fcrnlire-crackereom# posed of a poeiferA having itsw'aUsand two ends integral :rnd a siem formed from a wind ing of inflammable. mteriel all l:mede in n, single structure-'the pocket being larger than ihe stem and filled wiiih :in explosive, substantially described-5'" l.

.8. A charge and stern 'for e fii'e-eracker composed of an inflammable material Wound `in spiral form in a. single 'structnre, @he pocket ,y

liep/'ing its walls and Lw'o ends integral and beim;` larger than the stem-end bolli filled wit-li 'an explosive, substantially es described.

l), A clrzirge :md stem fore fire-cracker composed' ofy an inflammable materiel having e plurality ol pocketsand a plurality of intervmediate reduced orzi'tten'ueied portions between seid poekets, all the pockets being fil-led willi en explosive, whereby the stems may be con lo form independent charges :md stems, substantially as described.

Signed ai; ille city, county, and State of l New York this, 26th dey of January, 1398. LOUIS NOlllLllGlf-lli. VVitoesses: i

HERBERT l?. .Doi-invii, BVM. JACORSQN. 

